On the 19th of May, Dr. Carlo Fadda presented the major results of the pests and diseases project at ICRAF head quarter in Nairobi. The conference lasted for 30 minutes followed by 30 minutes of the discussion. The seminar was an opportunity to discuss the role of agrobiodiversity in reducing pressure from pests and diseases.During [...]
More »An International Conference entitled “Damage, Diversity and Genetic Vulnerability: the Role of Crop Genetic Diversity in Agricultural Production System” took place in Morocco from the 15th to the 17th of February. The conference, organized by the Intitut gronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II with Bioversity international and the support of UNEP, SDC, Ford Foundation and FAO, [...]
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From the first to the third of December the Project Director Devra Jarvis presented the work in Paris at the EUCARPIA 2nd Conference of the “Organic and Low-Input Agriculture” entitled “Breeding for resilience: a strategy for organic and low-input farming systems?”. More information about the conference can be found at the following web site: https://colloque.inra.fr/eucarpia2010_organic_li/Programme.
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On the 20th of November a Policy workshop took place in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China to discuss on policy proposals that ensure the conservation of agricultural biodiversity. The workshop was a follow up of the one which took place in August. At the workshop participated representative of the Ministry of Agriculture, UNEP, Bioversity International from HQ, [...]
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On the 31st of August a policy meeting took place in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan province in China. The workshop aimed at illustrate the results of a policy survey that took place in June 2010. The survey aimed at identify ways to better protect landraces and traditional varieties using policy tools. Different stakeholders, including gene bank managers, farmers’ [...]
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A bean diversity fair was held in Uganda on the 21st of June 2010. Farmers representing 40 villages came with their varieties and explained the use of the varieties. The fair was a big party for farmers, they had an opportunity to know which varieties were available on other villages, and to share their knowledge about varieties. [...]
More »The Third ISC meeting was held in Uganda, from June 21-25 2010.
More »A Policy Workshop was held in Uganda on Monday and Tuesday August 23-24 2010.
More »A Policy Workshop will be held in Ecuador on Monday August 30 2010 with IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature)
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The National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) in Uganda is the apex body for guidance and coordination of all agricultural research activities in the national agricult ural research system in Uganda. It is a Public Institution established by an act of Parliament, which was enacted on 21st November 2005 . NARO is a body corporate with [...]
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